IllustrationIN COLD CLIMATE OR WHEN SNOWING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM COMES OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, WHICH MAKES THE WIPER INOPERATIVE, AND CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER. *AK.ET.
1995 Chevrolet 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
134 reportsCONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2 INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
OUR PICKUP HAS INTERMITING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY, CHANGE SPEEDS, AND ITERMIT BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. I AM AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150000, AND WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID OUR VEHICLE WASN'T ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HOW DO I CONFIRM IF OR IF NOT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FO…
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OUR PICKUP HAS INTERMITING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY STOP COMPLETELY, CHANGE SPEEDS, AND ITERMIT BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. I AM AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150000, AND WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID OUR VEHICLE WASN'T ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HOW DO I CONFIRM IF OR IF NOT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ERRATIC. THEY WORK AND DON'T WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES THE WIPERS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON THEIR OWN, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THEM OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO COME RIGHT ON. DRIVING AT NIGHT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME RIGHT ON AS THE CONSUMER STARTS TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER, CAN'T DETERIMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DURING RAIN STORM. GM CURRENTLY HAS RECALL FOR 1994-1996 VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #98043). GM SAYS THAT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THEREFORE WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR CHARGES. GETTING MY VIN ON THE RECALL LIST WILL FORCE GM TO REIMBURSE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 65 MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY . DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER ANDS DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK TOO FAR, DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL. (QCAW)
A DEFECTIVE MODULE RELAY FUSE ON THE FIREWALLCAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.